Fool Proofing

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• doyouevenLSAT Core Member

  February 2018 610 karma

  try to do them until you hit the time and -0, then do it again later (a week, 2 weeks). Save the ones you know you know gave you trouble and always kind of return to them, after a while.
• Habeas Porpoise Alum Member Sage ⭐

  February 2018 edited February 2018 1866 karma

  Hey there!

  I believe I foolproof a bit differently, but I hope this can still help answer your question!

  The number of times I do a game depends on how long it's been since I've done it last and my accuracy + time when taking it again.

  The first time after finishing a new game, I BR, check answers, then watch JY's video. If I miss an assumption, don't do my board well, took more than a minute over time, or miss more than one question, I'll schedule to retake again within the week. If I'm just a little over-time, or miss a question but did okay overall, I'll schedule it out 2+ weeks to a month. If I did it under time and went - 0, and my board/assumptions are all good, I might decide the game was easy enough and that I don't need to FP it.

  When I redo a game and get it within 30 seconds and -0, I'll usually schedule to retake the game a month out (again, if necessary). I do this when I go -1 as well, after evaluating whether the error came from a missed assumption, not reading the AC properly, etc. If it's a missed assumption, I'll do the game again within a week. If it's not reading properly, etc, I schedule the game out for 2 weeks+ to a month.

  If I get a game right again after a month without seeing it, I'll decide whether I want to consider it "mastered" or whether I want to reschedule it for 2-3 months out. I almost always reschedule 4/5-star games or tricky games 2-3 months out, even when I go -0 and under time, since I like to give myself two perfect "takes" before I consider them mastered.
  I'll also reschedule again if I did it accurately under time but missed out on assumptions, could have used a more efficient board, and/or gone through ACs with a different strategy.

  Some games only take 2-3 takes, others take 6-7+ takes. Overall, this method has worked well for me.
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  LastLSAT Alum Member

  February 2018 edited April 2018 1028 karma

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• Leah M B Alum Member ⭐

  February 2018 8392 karma

  If you're getting within 30 seconds, then I consider that foolproofed and move on. The target times are not an exact science. That said, check out the Pacifico method that @BagelBiter linked to. It sounds like you could benefit from that.
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  hawaiihi Free Trial Member

  February 2018 973 karma

  I agree with commentators above. Honestly, the way I work is that I set the number of times for each game at 4. If, for example, I nail it the first time––all questions right and under time, that will be the only time I do the game. If I don't nail it the first time, I'll aim to do it four times––with the video, the next day, the next-next day, and in a week.

  If the game is actually fairly easy, and I erred due to misreading the question, was within 30 seconds of the time, etc, then I may do less than four.

  And if I haven't nailed it in a week, I'll add a fifth time, if needed, and add more if needed after that.
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  AllezAllez21 Member Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  February 2018 1917 karma

  Good advice above.

  I set the target to do each game 4 times. My goal was to get the game well below the target time, like maybe 20% or more faster than the target. If I couldn't achieve that in 4 attempts, I kept attempting it.